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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | Unstable | 👥 | Jeff Origin Stories Jefferson Escape | jam | 913 | 3.40 | 3.31 | 3.47 | 3.61 | 3.00 | 3.32 | 3.27 | 3.57 |
Not sure what's "unstable" about it, but a fun and great looking and sounding game. My only real complaint is that the "alchemy" part feels like digging change out of your pocket to pay a toll. It would have been great if that had been tied into the boat's movement.
Great little game! The graphics are simple but look great, and all the little details in the background help give the scenery more life.
Really fun little game. All the ways to get stuck got a little frustrating, especially toward the end of the level.
The chained jump-kicking is fun, but man is it a drag waiting until that's worth doing.
Excellent game! Stylish and well put-together.
Great game! Got a lot easier when I realized Bob wouldn't notice his walls were suddenly all gone.
Interesting concept, but you really should introduce these concepts one at a time. I'm at a loss as to where to even start.
Day 3: I still don't know what I'm doing.
Very cool theme, and it looks and sounds great. I just don't really understand how to play.
@doomshmuck what would you have done instead?
@doomshmuck both good ideas. I'm worried either would take away from the game as we imagined it. Nevermind that literally everything we did is first-draft and this was just the first thing we thought of, but that would be something to iterate on.
I do get the frustration of playing a difficult game without checkpoints. For a maze, I would think you still gain knowledge of where not to go, so not all progress needs to be repeated or is lost. Can you add checkpoints to a maze without taking away any of its essential maze-ness? Do you add checkpoints in wrong directions?
Maybe the easiest fix would be to just not reset enemies, so you don't have to kill the same ones over and over. Oh well. It's something to think about, and a great reason to have other people playtest.
Thanks for your feedback! It was really helpful to me.
Thank you to everyone who played our game! See you next time.
The atmosphere is surprisingly convincing for such a simple interface. I really liked the music and the escalation over time.